I would say generally that I am one of the more optimistic and easygoing wrestling fans … I try to look at the positives and all that jazz, but I must say that last night’s PPV was just awful.
I have not been that hard to please during my years of watching WWF/E, I mean I even used to get a kick out of The Berserker. But last night what really bothered me was that one of the three matches I was looking forward to: Booker T against Christian – thoroughly disappointed me. To have the sort of finishes that we saw last night, it really didn’t matter what happened in these matches or how hard anyone worked … Because the end results were almost all painstaking.
I don’t think Christian and Booker had a bad match – it was probably still one of the better ones last night – but that finish got me so annoyed and I just felt like any momentum that was built up in the match was completely destroyed by the last minute and a half …
In fact, the only match that I thought was good from start to finish was Goldberg-Jericho … and maybe its because that their real-life angst towards each other has carried over into the storyline. When I watch them I actually feel like they do want to out-perform each other, even if the whole thing is scripted. That, and I also thought that Goldberg sold the injured shoulder very well.
One other thing I would like to note is that Scott Steiner falling off the apron at the beginning of his match with Test was just a complete disgrace. To blow the opening spot that horribly just made me feel bad for Test as a professional. I mean that was the equivalent of a businessman urinating himself while his colleague is giving a Power-Point presentation to a potential new client. What do you think the client would remember: The colleague who self-urinated or a flawless presentation?
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I’ll take “Pop”-ular Expressions for $200, Alex!
Pop is one of my favorite palindromes of all-time, if for nothing else than for its spunk and versatility. (Extraneous Footnote #1: Some of my other favorite palindromes include: racecar, Elg Oog Google, and of course, A man, a plan, a canal: Panama It’s also kind of funny that both tit and boob are also the same forwards and backwards, as the two certainly make for a great pair.)
Below is a look at some of my favorite “Pop”-ular Expressions. Since I felt this could be a perfect category for Jeopardy, I decided to give the rest of this column to you in the Answer-Question format. Feel free to play along and guess the expression, and the answers – I mean the questions – will be posted as part of next week’s column.
“Pop”-ular Expressions
$200: Answer: Used to describe current chart-toppers, this common phrase was also the name of a WB series that followed the formation of the group, Eden’s Crush.
$400: Answer: Originally sung when children cranked Jack-In-The-Box toys, this expression was also used in a rap tune by the “Third Bass,” and became the group’s only hit song.
$600: Answer: Gang term for shooting a person down.
$800: Answer: On one episode of the NBC hit show “Saved By The Bell,” Jessie Spano, played by Elizabeth Berkley, was one of these
$1000: Answer: This change that revolutionized the beer can came in March 1963 when the Pittsburgh Brewing Company introduced its flagship Iron City Beer in self-opening cans.
Well, that’s all I have in the tank for this week, but I’m sure the suspense will keep you stimulated and exhilarated until we meet again PEACE.
“Scene: Pizza Parlor.
Three kids come in.
KID: Hey Jimmy, gimme a pizza with extra cheese.
PIZZA GUY: Extra cheese.
KID: But hold the tomato sauce.
PIZZA GUY: Hold the tomato sauce?!
KID: And hold the crust.
PIZZA GUY: Hold the crust?? Hey jimmy, gimme a cheese with nothin’.
JIMMY: Nothin’?? [Interlude about Polly-0 string cheese]
KID 1: Bellisimo!
KID 2: Magnifique!
KID 3: Ce ce bon!
ANNOUNCER: Polly-O String Cheese. The best part of the pizza – without the pizza!”
-Polly-O String Cheese 1980s Commercial: Credit: Inthe80s.com.
Chris Biscuiti also writes for moodspins.
